So what is film noir? A French term literally translating to “black film,” historians will tell you film noir was an unofficial cycle of American films released in the 40s and 50s that usually centered around stories involving crime and…
Out of the Past: “The Blue Dahlia” (1946)
After making his name in elevating pulp novels to a higher art form with his series of detective novels starring Phillip Marlowe, Raymond Chandler heard Hollywood calling. After a number of films based on his work, Chandler was given the…
Out of the Past: “Ace in the Hole” (1951)
After splitting with his writing partner, Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder was let loose with little interference from the Hollywood studios to write and direct the uncompromisingly unsympathetic Ace in the Hole. In this follow-up to the wildly successful Sunset Boulevard,…
Maxwell’s Movie Review: Sleepwalk with Me
Sleepwalk with Me has several very funny lines sure to make you laugh, and a number of playful episodes sure to make you smile. It is not ‘hilarious,’ like you might expect a film based on a stand-up comedy routine…